Global airline logistics company Menzies Aviation has announced over 300 workers in Scotland have been put on notice for imminent redundancy, including more than half of their workforce servicing Glasgow Airport.
China Eastern, China’s second biggest airline, has announced its intentions to launch a new carrier to be based in Hainan, a free-trade hub and popular tourist hotspot in the country.
Singapore hits pause on new terminal construction
The Singaporean government has temporarily pressed ‘pause’ on construction plans for its fifth terminal at the Changi Airport, as it waits to assess the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global aviation industry.
The SIA Group’s airlines – including Singapore Airlines, Silkair and Scoot – together recorded a 99.6 per cent year-on-year decline in passenger carriage in May when compared to the same month in 2019.
In pictures: Airports turned to aircraft graveyards
Airports all over the world have turned to graveyards, as airlines globally have been forced to ground the majority - if not all - of their fleets, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Private charter booms in light of coronavirus fears
Private plane operators have seen a “considerable uptick” in enquiries from passengers eager to travel to or from China, in an attempt to avoid infection with coronavirus, and navigate around international travel bans.
